Michelle Kingston - lead trumpet

Whether it’s on piccolo trumpet for the Bach Magnificat, the flugelhorn in a jazz combo, or playing in the section in a big band, Michelle does it all with style and flair. "They say variety is the spice of life; it also keeps you busy!" In addition to the Edith Jones Project, Michelle regularly performs with the brass quintet, "Quintopia" the Tuff Skirts jazz/pop combo, and the “Funk Yard Dogs”, a three piece horn section that performs with the rock band “Overdrive”. Although not currently active as a teacher, she has taught privately at several studios including Bowdoin College. Other performance experience includes the Bangor Symphony, the Midcoast Symphony, the Air Force Band of New England, Air Force Band Brass Quintet, the Maine State Music Theater, the New Hampshire Philharmonic, and the Savannah Symphony, Savannah GA. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Georgia in Athens , where she studied trumpet with Albert Ligotti, Daniel Di’Addio, and Gordon Mathie. Michelle lives in Waterboro, Maine with her two cats and her husband Joe who is also an accomplished saxophone player and instrument repairman extraordinaire (check out their website at www.kingstonwinds.com).

Angela Plato

is a busy girl.  She plays trumpet as well as flute, guitar and bass.  Currently, when she's not playing with the Edith Jones Project she can be found in several other bands around the state, including Jazzy Chas and the DelRossi Posse (r&b/soul), Rock'em Sock'em Robots (reggae/rock), the Tom Bomoseen Band (r&b/jumpswing), and sometimes Royal Hammer (dub/reggae).  She has performed all over New England and abroad as far as Rome, Italy, Sarasota, Florida, and Carnegie Hall in New York City.  In 2003 she received her B.A. in Music from Smith College, where she was active with the orchestra, wind ensemble, community opera, glee club, chamber singers, and two jazz ensembles.  She has two bits of advice for the health and happiness of the world:  one, get outside more;  two, don't stand in front of the EJP trumpet section without appropriate ear protection!! 

Catriona Shepherd

is still not sure how she ended up playing in a big band, but after almost 20 years of classical training and many post-call rehearsals, Catriona is happy to have an opportunity to let her hair down and wail with EJP. Catriona had her musical debut in 1984 with the Silver Dollar Band at the Fourth of July Parade in her hometown of Swarthmore, PA. Since then she received a BA in Music from Tufts University and has studied with Seymour Rosenfeld, Charles Schleuter, Dana Russian, Louis Ranger and David Bilger. In addition to being a key member of the EJP trumpet section, Catriona is a member of the brass quintet, "Quintopia" and the Casco Bay Concert Band When not making music, Catriona is a family physician with the Bowdoin Medical Group.